Archive for the 'Hardware' Category
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
I love simulators since they let you play with a new OS before it is released. The problem with the Storm simulator is that there is no way to simulate how it will feel to have to click in the touchscreen. I guess we will have to see about that.
I did notice that along [...]
1 Comment » | Posted in 9500 Storm, News
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
While everybody was sleeping RIM officially announced the BlackBerry Storm on Verizon and Vodafone. It was a really big secret so this is a big surprise.
Only main point of interest I found was that Vodafones is obviously a GSM device denoted by the 9500 moniker and the Verizon device is [...]
Leave Comment » | Posted in 9500 Storm, News, RIM, Verizon
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
Our Secret Agents have tipped us again to code version 4.5.0.93 for the 8110, 8120, 8310 and 8320, Seems like there was just a delay in releasing this version after the 8100 and 8300
You can pick up this version at the below links:
8110: http://www.mediafire.com/?w2nqgyay2d2
8120: http://www.mediafire.com/?eedn2olmyd3
8310: http://www.mediafire.com/?1mtkgi3wigm
8320: http://www.mediafire.com/?mtdnygyjwaj
As usual these are not public releases versions [...]
26 Comments » | Posted in 8100 Pearl, 8300 Curve, News, User Submitted
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
Larry from Ahead of the Curve Designs just told us about a cool new theme he created called ‘Big Bold’. This theme is available for 83xx & 88xx devices running OS 4.5. The homescreen icons are extra large and appear one at a time as you scroll the trackball giving an animated effect. It’s a [...]
Leave Comment » | Posted in 8300 Curve, 8800/8830, News, Themes
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
JavoEdge Skin Case: $12.95
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JavoScreen 2.0 Screen Protector: $10.95
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With the release of Blackberry Bold in many countries, more accessories are coming out. The kind folks at JavoEdge have sent me 2 JavoEdge Skin Cases (Black and White) and 2 JavoScreen 2.0 Screen Protectors(Anti Glare and Ultra Clear), all for Blackberry Bold. You can find [...]
Leave Comment » | Posted in 9000 Bold, Accessories, Cases, News, Reviews
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
After the commercial on CBS this is starting to get old. We are getting advertisements for devices that are not even confirmed by RIM to exist yet… Looks like Time and Gizmodo are betting that an announcement will be made tomorrow. I personally thought they were going to wait until the developers conference.
Vodafone BlackBerry Storm [...]
2 Comments » | Posted in 9500 Storm, News, User Submitted, Verizon
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
Now that Halloween is just around the corner, it might be a good time to get your Berry in on the festivities. That’s right, NancyDrew has created ScaryBerry Today Plus, a cool and ‘ghoolish’ looking Halloween theme for 8300 & 8800 Blackberry devices running OS 4.2 and up. Now you can dress up your Blackberry [...]
5 Comments » | Posted in 8300 Curve, 8800/8830, News, Themes
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
InfoSync caught some hands on time with the upcoming iDen/Nextel 8350i phone that is set to replace the aging 7100i on the iDen network. Hopefully iDen is not sold before then but you never know. According to InfoSync the new device has a much more rugged feel compared to the regular Curve and weighs more. [...]
Leave Comment » | Posted in 8300 Curve, News, Rumors, Sprint / Nextel
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008
With all the leaks surrounding the Storm so far this is not really surprising. The BoyGenius managed to score the BlackBerry Storm user guide for your viewing pleasure. Nothing crazy new here but there are a bunch of screenshots to drool over. It gives you a detailed view of the media player, camera, GPS & [...]
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Monday, October 6th, 2008
Now the story has gone from ridiculous leaks to full blown commercials on CBS.
via Houston via Engadget
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